| If you want to teach your horse something you have | | | | language extremely well. And your body language |
| to understand first is how he ticks. It does not really | | | | never lies! |
| matter what you want to teach him. First of all you | | | | As horse trainers we have to become very aware of |
| have to understand horses and learn to think horse. | | | | ourselves and the signals we are sending out to our |
| You have to be able to read your equine and | | | | horses. Often the horse is given the blame for the |
| communicate with him. Also important is that you are | | | | wrong reaction. But when you observe these |
| able to judge the horse. What are his physical and also | | | | situations closely you will realize that the one training |
| mental capabilities? What is he able to do? | | | | the horse has given very confusing signals or that he |
| You have to realize where equines came from and | | | | was not even aware that he was communicating with |
| how they evolved. We have to respect their nature to | | | | the horse! |
| be able to work successfully with a horse. After all we | | | | Your best teacher is always the horse. Sit down and |
| are predators and equines are prey animals. This is | | | | watch a group of horses. Watch how they |
| bound to lead to problems in communication and | | | | communicate with each other. Give special attention to |
| understanding one another. | | | | their body language. Can you make out their pecking |
| Our thinking and our expectations are often far too | | | | order? The dominant one will make the other equines |
| human and we nearly expect them to have the same | | | | move out of his way. He will be the first one to eat. |
| logical thinking skills. Fact is that equines do not need | | | | And pinning the ears is often enough to move another |
| these capabilities in their natural environment. | | | | horse out of the way. If a lower ranking horse does |
| People are often unaware about all the confusing | | | | not respond adequately the dominant one will bite and |
| signals they are sending out to their horses. Humans | | | | kick. |
| underestimate the horses ability to be very good | | | | Working with horses can be a lot of fun. Everybody |
| observers. They notice every change in their | | | | that is willing to understand and respect the nature of a |
| environment and they are also able to read our body | | | | horse is able to do it. Just learn from your horses! |